State War Council Collector's Permit - Our Sailors' Day 1917

State War Council Collector's Permit - Our Sailors' Day 1917 - in the shape of a shield.
It is made from coloured card with the border being red, white and blue. The central region has horizontal pale stripes of red, white and blue on which the text is written in black on the upper and lower areas, and in black and red in the central white area.
There is a hole at the top through which a faded red, white and blue ribbon (representing the Empire) is threaded for attachment.
The permit appears unused with the spaces for the collector's name and 'Section No'. remaining blank, as is the reverse.